2021 Canadian Premier League final

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2021 Canadian Premier League Final
Event 2021 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC Pacific FC
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DateDecember 5, 2021
Venue Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Man of the Match Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)
Referee Yusri Rudolf
Attendance7,488
WeatherCloudy / Windy
1 °C (34 °F)
75% humidity [1]
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The 2021 Canadian Premier League Final was a soccer match which determined the winner of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on December 5, 2021, in Hamilton, Ontario, between Forge FC and Pacific FC. Those teams qualified as the winners of their first round playoff matches. [2] Forge FC were the defending champions.

Contents

Pacific FC defeated Forge FC 1–0 to claim their first CPL title. [3] Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the game's only goal in the 59th minute and was named man of the match. [4] Winning the championship earned the club the right to compete in the 2022 CONCACAF League where they ultimately reached the round of 16. [5]

Path to the Final

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forge (S)28162103924+1550Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 2814863430+450
3 Pacific (C)2813694734+1345
4 York United 2881283539−436
5 Valour 28105133836+235
6 HFX Wanderers 2881192834−635
7 FC Edmonton 28610123441−728
8 Atlético Ottawa 2868143047−1726
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins. [6]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Playoff semi-final results

Team 1 Score Team 2
Cavalry FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Pacific FC
Forge FC 3–1 York United FC

Forge FC

Forge FC entered the Final as the two-time defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals and HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Final. On October 26, Forge clinched a playoff berth while inactive and then secured 1st place in the regular season following a win on November 9. [7] Forge advanced to the finals by defeating 4th ranked York United FC at home in the semi-finals. [2]

Pacific FC

This was Pacific FC's first Final, improving from a fourth place finish in 2020. On October 24, they became the 2nd team to qualify for the playoffs by virtue of a York United draw against Atlético Ottawa. Pacific finished 3rd in the regular season and advanced to the finals by defeating 2nd ranked Cavalry FC on the road in the semi-finals. [8]

Head-to-head

This was the fourth meeting of the year between the two clubs with Forge having won all of the previous three games. Forge had the advantage in the all-time series with 8 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses. [9]

Forge earned the right to host the Final by having the better overall record in the regular season. [10] Pacific entered the match on two weeks of rest since their previous match in the CPL semi-final. Forge had played two CONCACAF League matches following the semi-final, including an away match in Honduras four days before the CPL Final. [9]

Match details

Summary

Details

Forge FC 0–1 Pacific FC
Recap
Report
  • Hojabrpour Soccerball shade.svg59'
Tim Hortons Field , Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
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Pacific
Forge FC:
GK1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Triston Henry
RB8 Flag of Senegal.svg Elimane Cissé Yellow card.svg 58'
CB23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garven-Michée Metusala Sub off.svg 76'
CB4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominic Samuel
LB6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwame Awuah
CM13 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker (c)
RW99 Flag of Panama.svg Omar Browne Yellow card.svg 17' Yellow-red card.svg 90+1'
AM19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Sub off.svg 68'
LW18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Molham Babouli
CF14 Flag of Guyana.svg Emery Welshman Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutes:
GK31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Baj Maan
MF7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière Sub on.svg 68'
FW11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Nanco
DF15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxim Tissot
FW17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Woobens Pacius Sub on.svg 68'
MF24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Paolo Sabak Yellow card.svg 90+2'
FW25 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Joshua Navarro Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis
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Pacific FC:
GK13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Callum Irving
RB2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadin Chung
CB6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lukas MacNaughton
CB26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Yellow card.svg 31'
LB3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Haynes
DM21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Hojabrpour Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub off.svg 83'
RW11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josh Heard Sub off.svg 76'
CM22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon (c)
CM34 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manny Aparicio
LW14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell
CF24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gianni dos Santos Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutes:
GK31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isaac Boehmer
MF8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Baldisimo Sub on.svg 76'
MF10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos
DF12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kunle Dada-Luke Sub on.svg 63'
MF19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matteo Polisi
MF20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Young Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub on.svg 83'
MF23 Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett
Manager:
Flag of Norway.svg Pa-Modou Kah

Man of the Match: [4]
Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Match rules [11]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

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